RAND Capital
Through the investors’ lenses
0 of 1 cleared0 of 1 criteria
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Warren Buffett 0/1
| Measure | RAND | Checked against | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner earnings | — | positive | — |
| Return on equity | -15.4% | US median 2.8% | ✗ |
| Debt to equity | — | US median 0.57x | — |
| Operating margin | — | US median 3.1% | — |
Passes 0 of 1. These are the measures Warren Buffett published, applied to RAND Capital’s own figures — their criteria, not their view of this company. What he looks at, and why →
| Basis | Payout | Why |
|---|---|---|
| GAAP earnings | negative | whyLost $2.73 per share — no earnings to pay from. |
| Net investment income | 137.7% | whyWhat actually funds a BDC distribution. |
Operating and free cash flow are omitted deliberately. A BDC funds distributions from net investment income; its cash flow statement reflects portfolio purchases and sales.
Coverage rating 7 / 100 — Not covered. ? Peer standing · not rankedDirection 0/30Stability 4/20
Against its own history: 137.7% this year vs 57.6% median over the prior 3. A gap this size is usually a one-off — acquisition, settlement, cyclical trough — not a dividend that stopped being funded. The rating reads the latest year; the table shows the trend.
Net investment income payout, last 4 years
| Fiscal year | Payout |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | 137.7% |
| 2024-12-31 | 57.6% |
| 2023-12-31 | 108.6% |
| 2022-12-31 | 46.1% |
Coverage worsened sharply this year, 57.6% to 137.7%, after no clear trend before it. One year is not a trend, but it is worth knowing which direction the last one moved.
The arithmetic
- GAAP earnings — dividends declared per share $2.47 ÷ diluted EPS $-2.73
Where the figures came from
- 10-K/A filed 2026-03-31 · accession 0001193125-26-133767
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Caveats on this company
- ebitda built from net income (no operating income reported)
- DPS derived from dividends paid ($2.47); no per-share tag filed
Computed by an open pipeline reading SEC XBRL directly. If any number here looks wrong to you, tell us — that is more useful to us than agreement.
What the net investment income payout ratio measures, and where every company here sits on it.
Also on: rated not covered · when it files.
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